Poole, Karen E.
Galeolaria
Sign in to saveGaleolaria is a genus of coastal tube-building annelid fanworms in the family Serpulidae, found from southern Queensland, to New Zealand and southern Australian shores, to Western Australia.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- OrderSabellida
- FamilySerpulidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 80
- Family
- Serpulidae
- Collections
- NMV, AM, UOMNH
- Recorded in
- Australia, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Serpulidae
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- taxon name
- Galeolaria
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- Lamarck, 1818
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Habitat
- Species
- References
Galeolaria is a genus of coastal tube-building annelid fanworms in the family Serpulidae, found from southern Queensland, to New Zealand and southern Australian shores, to Western Australia.
==Description== The body is symmetrical, with a branchial crown made up of two lobes, one holding a stalked operculum. The operculum is winged with spines. The operculum seals the tube when the animal retreats into its tube. The tentacles of the branchial crown are used as gills and as a way of capturing food.
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